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One of television's comedy greats has passed away. Actor Harvey Korman, well known for his role in the ensemble cast of The Carol Burnett Show, died yesterday at the age of 81. He succumbed to complications from an abdominal aortic aneurysm at the UCLA Medical Center, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Korman won four Emmys while on the The Carol Burnett Show, working with such laugh-inducing luminaries as Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, and his longtime comedy partner Tim Conway. The veteran actor also gained notoriety for his performance as Hedley Lamarr in the Mel Brooks classic Blazing Saddles, and reteamed with Lawrence in Mama's Family, often going in drag and donning a dress.

"I don't know whether either one of us was the straight man," Conway told The Times. "The most important thing in comedy when you're working together is for one guy to know when to shut up. And we both knew when to shut up; quiet show, actually."

Korman is survived by his wife, four children, and three grandchildren.

Keeperofthespark wrote:I never saw the man's work, but this is very sad. RIP.

Wheeljack35 wrote:

Keeperofthespark wrote:I never saw the man's work, but this is very sad. RIP.

You never seen Blazing Saddles or Dracula dead and loving it?

These are two Mel Brooks movies he was in

Wheeljack35 wrote:The Gone with the wind sketch when Carol Burnett wore the curtains with the curtain holders till in the drapes

I love it